The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-06

accident, too much rain or some other crop
calamity, the farmers Of this section will be
in better condition another year than they
have been since the war.
Louis Gilbert (coloredl, who lives on the
plantation OF J. T. Reeves, near Lawton-
vile. in Burke county, committed murder
on Tuesday by beating and kicking 10 death
q 7-Year-old step-daughter, named Laura
Foreman. He got into "A frenzy over some
tritilng act Of disobedience, and beat the
child to death. The verdict of the jury at
tho inquest was willful murder. He at
tempted to escape after committing the
crime but was captured, and is now safely
in jail. The killing was exceedingly heart
less and brutal, as narrated by the helpless
mother of the child and wife Of the muir
derer, who stood by and appealed TO him to
desist and not kill her child.
Elberton Gazette: Itcommenced raining
| here in the afternoon ON Thursday of last
| week, and with the exception of short in
| tervals between showers, has continued to
rain until this, Tuesday morning. The
| crops ON bottom lands have nearly all been
under water since Friday last, and it is
| thought they will be total loss. The dam
| age to crops in this county is estimated at
| from $780, G0 to 100000 On Friday a
miniature cyclone passed few miles below
| Elberton, blowing down houses. trees,
| fences, and destroying the crops in its track
| No person was injured that we have heard
| of. The loss is very heavy upon those
whose crops were on bottom lands.
Wednesday Comptroller General Wright
| received digests from the following coun-
ties: DeKalb county returns 3,S0l ,Sl9, an
increase of S30,034; Heard county returns
| 81 ,06l ,0l3, an increase Of So 944; Oconee
| county returns 81, 02l ,065, an increase of
$50 454; Burke county returns 50, SS5, 03l
an increase of $11l ,40S; Fannin county re-
| turns $530, 633, an increase of $40, 395; Cher
okee county returns 81 $50, S29 decrease of
S29, 227: Whitfield county returns 81, 231, :
414, a decrease of Sl31, 84S; Hancock coun-
ty returns S2,655, BOB, decrease of 6,019.
The aggregate increase Of the eight coun-
ties yesterday was only S24, 14l, which, adj
ded to the So, 4S3, III previously noted,
makes total increase to date of 81, 507, 9lS.
The hard rains of the past few days have
damaged the corn crop of Lincoln county to
the amount of 50 per cent All the bottom
lands have been covered with water for
three days, consequently the crops on the
water courses are completely ruined. The
Savannah river at Lincoln is higher than it
has ever been known TO be in years, and
Little river is seven feet higher than it has
ever risen before Dill's mills, on this river,
have been completely washed away, and all
the other manufactures seriously damaged.
The rains also damaged the cotton crop TO a
considerable extent by washing and beat
ing, and three chilnneys in town were I'M
dermined by the rains and fell Up to this
time the crop prospects in the county for
the year had never been better, but the
rains have PLAYED havoc with them, and the
farmers are feeling very blue.
Covington Star: An almost unprece-
dented rain-storm has prevailed in this sec
ton, as well as throughout the entire State,
since last Wednesday evening. Over l6
inches of water have fallen at Covington up
to this writing, Monday, with no prospect
for an early abatement The country is
completely flooded, and great damage has
been done the crops, bridges, and other
property. The streams are higher than
they have ever been known before, even by
1.-THE oldest inhabitant." The crops adja-
cent to the rivers have been submerged for
several days, aud are completely ruined.
We cannot particularize, but all our poo
pie having bottoms lands near the rivers in
cultivation, have been great sufferers,
and some have lost all their
crops The losses in Covington are not very
heavy, and consist mainly in the destruction
of foot bridges, washed streets and side
walks, leaky houses and flooded cellars. The
Georgia railroad is heavy sufferer in our
county, and it will be some time before the
damage can be repaired The culvert over
Cornish creek, between Covington and
Alcova, is washed out, with about $50 feet
of the embankment, which is 20 feet high at
that point. All travel has been temporarily
suspended, and we have had no mails from
Augusta since Friday. A transfer of mails
and passengers was effected on Monday
morning. II is impossible at this time
(Alonday) to form a correct estimate of the
losses In this county. We do not believe
they will fall far short of 100000.
The following is the programme for the
summer meeting of the State Agricultural
Society TO be held at Canton Aug. 9, 10 and
IL: First day-Convention opens with
prayer at 10 o'clock a. m. Address of well
come by Col. w. H. Parkinson, of Wood
stock, Ga. Response for the conven-
ton by Capt j. G.. Mccall, of
Quitman, Ga. Privilege motions. Semi
annual address by President Livingston
Roll called and perfected. Adjournment
for dinner. Afternoon session--An address,
Disease Destructive to Domestic Animals, y
by DR.. j. N. Cook, veterinary surgeon, At
lanta, Ga. An address, ",T6e Farm and
Fireside," by Maj. C. II. Smith, (Bill Arp,
of Cartersville, Ga. Reports Of committees
New business. Resolutions and miscella-
neous business. Adjournment Night ses-
sion, experience meeting-All questions dis
cussed under the ten minutes rule Second
day-Convention opens with prayer at $3.50
O'Clock a. M Reports of special committees
the Farmer by r. j. Quinn, Esq, of
Conyers, Ga. An address, Law in its Re-
lations TO Progress" by Hon. w c. Glenn,
of Dalton, GA. Miscellaneous business Ad-
journment for dinner. Afternoon session
An address by Hon. Robert L. Berner, of
Forsyth, Ga. An address, Common
Schools" by DR.. Gustavus J. Orr,
State School Commissioner, Atlanta
Discussion on reports of COMMITTEES
Unfinished business. Adjournment. Night
session, experience meeting-All questions
discussed under the ten minutes rule. Third
day. Convention opens at $50 o'clock a. m
An address, Improvement of WORKOUT
Soils" by DR.. l.. Mattox, Of Homervillc
Report of experiments OF tho University
farm, etc, by DIR. w. J. Jones, of Athens
Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. AZ
ternoon Standardization of officers. Select
ing place for next meeting. Discussion on
any new or unfinished business Report of
the executive committee. Usual closing
resolutions and ceremonies.
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FLORIDA
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